Where does “fallskjerm” come from?
fallskjerm (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Fallschirm, from German fäll, from Middle High German val, from Old High German val, from Proto-West Germanic fall, from Proto-Germanic fallaz, from German Falz, from Latin falx — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.
fallskjerm (Norwegian Nynorsk): a parachute
Definitions
- a parachute
Ancestry of “fallskjerm”, step by step
fallskjerm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fallschirm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fallschirm | parachute |
| 2 | German | fäll | singular imperative of fällen; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | val | fall; case |
| 4 | Old High German | val | fall |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fall | a fall; death, destruction, downfall |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fallaz | a fall; death, destruction, downfall |
| 7 | German | Falz | fold; rabbet, rebate; seam |
| 8 | Latin | falx | sickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelg- | a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin |
via Norwegian Nynorsk fall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fall | a fall; case; past tense of falle |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | falle | neuter singular of fallen; to fall; to fall, die |
| 3 | Old Norse | falla | to fall |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 6 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |